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This paper is a brief overview of the current status of research on the molecular mechanism of visual phototransduction and does not discuss the diversified aspects of the visual process in detail, for which the reader is referred to other reviews1–4 and monographs.5–6
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Shichi, H. (1989). Visual Phototransduction: Biochemical Aspects. In: Hong, F.T. (eds) Molecular Electronics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7482-8_19
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